News

One Year Clinical Training Scholarship (Internship) – Small Animal Orthopaedics and Neurology Fitzpatrick Referrals is offering an exciting intership opportunity for a recent qualified Veterinary Surgeon to join its world renowned state-of-the-art practice in Surrey for a 12 month paid placement. Applicants should be hard working, ambitious individuals keen to gain hands-on experience with a […]

Fitzpatrick Referrals has launched a new CPD programme for veterinary surgeons with a series of free evening lectures taking place once a month at the state of the art centre in Surrey. The series of lectures will be presented by Noel Fitzpatrick and Fitzpatrick Referrals’ Specialists, Mike Farrell, Sarah Girling and Michael Hamilton, with a […]

Noel Fitzpatrick joins Michael Ball on his Radio 2 Sunday Brunch show to talk about the work of Fitzpatrick Referrals, why we do what we do, and the difference we strive to make to the lives of pets and their owners.  Noel takes questions from listeners about their pets and chooses three songs that have […]

Mitzi Davis, the first dog in the world to have an ankle amputation prosthesis was today introduced to the media at Fitzpatrick Referrals in Surrey, as she was let off her lead for the first time since the procedure. Mitzi, a three and a half year old white German shepherd dog from Dorchester in Dorset […]

Suzanne Hunter talks to Noel Fitzpatrick otherwise known as The Bionic Vet about his work and the highly innovative technology used to help “rebuild” injured animals. Listen to the full interview podcast here.

Oscar update video from Fitzpatrick Referrals on You Tube. We’re pleased to share a short update video about Oscar, the first cat in the world to have two bionic feet implants. You may have seen Oscar on the Bionic Vet TV series on BBC1 – at that stage he had temporary sprung feet attached to […]

A major new TV documentary series, The Bionic Vet begins on Wednesday 30th June at 10.45pm on BBC1 and runs for six weeks ….. The programme chronicles the work of Noel Fitzpatrick and his team at Fitzpatrick Referrals. Noel believes that the practice stands for something that is quite out of the ordinary and that […]

New BBC documentary series chronicles the work of a neuro-orthopaedic veterinary practice at the forefront of bioengineering technologies Cats have nine lives so they say, but few felines can have had a luckier escape from the jaws of death than Oscar, whose rear paws were chopped off by a combine harvester while he was basking […]

Lecture Itinerary for Australia Thursday 1st July – Monday 5th July Aetiopathogenic postulates of developmental elbow disease Treatment algorithm for developmental elbow disease – SCO, BURP, PUO  Treatment algorithm for developmental elbow disease – OC implants – autogenous and synthetic New thoughts on repair and salvage of the carpus and metacarpus – acutrak, DCOI, PAWS  […]

A world first prosthetic implant uses groundbreaking biotechnology techniques to put an American bulldog back on his feet Veterinary breakthrough also brings new hope for injured motorcycle victims The boundaries of veterinary science have taken another giant step forward in a groundbreaking combination of surgical expertise and bioengineering, which has seen the development of a […]

Noel Fitzpatrick, internationally acclaimed veterinary surgeon and pioneer of prosthetic implants for animals has been awarded an honorary doctorate degree from the University of Surrey. The awards ceremony took place on Wednesday 24 June at Guildford Cathedral.  The degree of Doctor of the University, honoris causa (DUniv), was presented to Mr Fitzpatrick by Pro-Chancellor of […]

Stars are out for the opening of Fitzpatrick Referrals £10M Veterinary Centre State-of-the-art neuro-orthopaedic centre will push boundaries of animal and human medicine Radio DJ Chris Evans, mimic Alistair McGowan, acclaimed Irish folk-rock band the Saw Doctors, and over 1,000 vets and pet-owners from all over Britain and Ireland braved the rain to celebrate the […]